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all medicare plans, whether traditional medicare or private, must, must offer all required medicare benefits. now, here's the kicker. if, in fact, there are some cuts made in medicare advantage, then these private plans, these private companies that are making $12 billion is their slush fund. maybe rather than cutting the benefits, maybe they will decide to cut their c.e.o. salaries from $12 million a year to to $10 million a year. maybe they will decide instead of three or four corporate jets, they only need one corporate jet. maybe they'll start reducing some of the profits that they're making, huge profits that they're making off of the taxpayers and off of medicare payees right now. so, again, if you cut the medicare advantage programs, i guess my friend on the other side say well, number one, they can continue to pay their c.e.o.'s $12 million a year salaries, they can continue the corporate jets, they can continue to have all their fancy buildings, they can continue to have all these outrageous profits, but they're going to have to cut medicare. that's what the other side is saying. wh
all medicare plans, whether traditional medicare or private, must, must offer all required medicare benefits. now, here's the kicker. if, in fact, there are some cuts made in medicare advantage, then these private plans, these private companies that are making $12 billion is their slush fund. maybe rather than cutting the benefits, maybe they will decide to cut their c.e.o. salaries from $12 million a year to to $10 million a year. maybe they will decide instead of three or four corporate jets,...
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it takes half a trillion dollars from medicare and -- to create another entitlement program. i think it is fundamentally flawed. there are things we can agree on -- insurance reform, making insurance more portable, dealing with pre-existing conditions. the focus needs to be on making health care more affordable. this bill made it more expensive. and crew government. -- and grew government. guest: you came out today to say that she will oppose ben bernanke for re-confirmation that the federal reserve. democrats are signaling that they have the votes. do you think that is the case? guest: i think that is a fluid thing. i know there are some democrats who have announced they are opposed to the nomination. the vote in the banking committee was a divided vote. people are digesting what they have been told by the voters in massachusetts and how that taps into the national mood in their own prospects in 2010. i think what the voters have told us this week is that the truck -- they do not want the same old thing. they want a fresh start. there of people will listen. i think the feder
it takes half a trillion dollars from medicare and -- to create another entitlement program. i think it is fundamentally flawed. there are things we can agree on -- insurance reform, making insurance more portable, dealing with pre-existing conditions. the focus needs to be on making health care more affordable. this bill made it more expensive. and crew government. -- and grew government. guest: you came out today to say that she will oppose ben bernanke for re-confirmation that the federal...
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>> medicare. >> yes! >> they all have supplemental. >> but the reason, what weaver seen with the remarkable dynamic is that the people that have government healthcare, the elderly are most concerned about the reform precise because they're happy. >> because the president proposed to cut 1/2 billion dollars. it was the only way he could pay for example tending the coverage to people that don't want it. >> and individualism and freedom demagogues the cuts the heck out of melt care. they stood up and said read the republican party. our state ronald reagan said it would usher in the error of med sane. >> it was voted on with bipartisan support. i think there were only 30 democrats in the senate. >> tell me this. would you tell me today's republican party would vote for medicare would it not be in place right now. >> you honestly think it would get that many votes right now? >> but it also got a large number of votes in the house. >> the idea the republican party somehow put through it's body in front of healt
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if those dollars were used which were saved for medicare to shore up medicare and in some manner manner, in a medicare reserve fund to pay down debt, could you give us a thumbnail estimate how much that might help correct the structural problems that we have? >> i cannot do quantitative acquisition in my head by you're watching is correct that we estimated almost 500 billion in medicare savings over the 10 year projection point*. and over time if they not separately quantify. >> let me combine a question come if you did not use it to expand the government but instead to shore up the medicare system by reducing fed debt wouldn't that have a significant positive the event for medicare but also because it would make it more solid the radically but also for the debt situation and? >> yes senator. that would be a significant improvement in the budget outlook. >> there has been a lot of fact taste talking that we could spend it somewhere else. it is supposed to be used for the debt. i want to clarify the fact there is no t.a.r.p money that it has to be borrowed? every set of t.a.r.p money is
if those dollars were used which were saved for medicare to shore up medicare and in some manner manner, in a medicare reserve fund to pay down debt, could you give us a thumbnail estimate how much that might help correct the structural problems that we have? >> i cannot do quantitative acquisition in my head by you're watching is correct that we estimated almost 500 billion in medicare savings over the 10 year projection point*. and over time if they not separately quantify. >> let...
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if those dollars were used, which were saved from medicare, to shore up medicare in some manner, a medicare reserve fund or something, that basically be paying down debt, could you give us a thumbnail estimate as to how much that might help correct the structural problems we have? >> i can't do a quantitative calculation in my head. but your logic is certainly correct, senator, that we estimated $500 billion in medicare savings over the ten-year projection period. and increasing amounts over time. that amount we have not separately quantified. >> let me try to combine the question. if you didn't use it to expand the government, but you used it instead to try to shore up the medicare system by reducing the debt, wouldn't that significantly, have a significant positive event for medicare, but also for, because it would make it more solvent theoretically. but also for the debt situation? >> yes, senator. if you use those same savings to pay down debt, that would be a significant improvement in the budget outlook. >> there has been a lot of talk about the fact that t.a.r.p. money is available t
if those dollars were used, which were saved from medicare, to shore up medicare in some manner, a medicare reserve fund or something, that basically be paying down debt, could you give us a thumbnail estimate as to how much that might help correct the structural problems we have? >> i can't do a quantitative calculation in my head. but your logic is certainly correct, senator, that we estimated $500 billion in medicare savings over the ten-year projection period. and increasing amounts...
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medicare benefits, broadly speaking, the bill would cut about a round $400 billion out of the medicare program in terms of how much it pays providers. we would see cuts through that but we are not expected to see cuts in actual medicare benefits. whatever medicare benefits people get now whether it is a school or something else, they should expect to be able to do that. host: the president wants a final version signed by the time of the state of the union. is that possible? guest: it is still possible but that is a tight timeline. in late january, there could be taught that it could be moved to early february because they want to get as much progress done as possible on the bill before the state of the union. i think it is still a realistic goal at this point point. but there is a lot of ground they need to cover in merging these two bills. host:wsj.com if you want to find that information there. we will talk about legislation that kicks in in february concerning credit cards. we will learn about details of that in a few minutes. a little but now from our "newsmakers" program. doug shu
medicare benefits, broadly speaking, the bill would cut about a round $400 billion out of the medicare program in terms of how much it pays providers. we would see cuts through that but we are not expected to see cuts in actual medicare benefits. whatever medicare benefits people get now whether it is a school or something else, they should expect to be able to do that. host: the president wants a final version signed by the time of the state of the union. is that possible? guest: it is still...
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so, they say they are going to cut $500 billion out of medicare. really? with the number of old people growing? don't believe it. host: washington, d.c., and time on the republican line. caller: good morning, thank you for c-span. two quick questions. one was, i needed more of and collaboration on why unemployment would be so high -- more elaboration on white unemployment would be so high on the gold standard. and instead of the bailout, wouldn't it make more sense to give more tax credits to people so they could stay in their homes and meet mortgage requirements? guest: let us talk about unemployment under the gold standard first. if you say that your policy will keep the price of gold fixed at a certain play -- price, like the old $35, that means that whenever the dollar starts to weaken, you have to pump in money and that will make the economy expand. but when the dollar starts to go down you have to take money and you have to deflate. when you deflate, the first effect falls on employment. so the economy slows down. that is the idea of maintaining -- d
so, they say they are going to cut $500 billion out of medicare. really? with the number of old people growing? don't believe it. host: washington, d.c., and time on the republican line. caller: good morning, thank you for c-span. two quick questions. one was, i needed more of and collaboration on why unemployment would be so high -- more elaboration on white unemployment would be so high on the gold standard. and instead of the bailout, wouldn't it make more sense to give more tax credits to...
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>> medicare. >> yes! >> they all have supplemental. >> but the reason, what weaver seen with the remarkable dynamic is that the people that have government healthcare, the elderly are most concerned about the reform precise because they're happy. >> because the president proposed to cut 1/2 billion dollars. it was the only way he could pay for example tending the coverage to people that don't want it. >> and individualism and freedom demagogues the cuts the heck out of melt care. they stood up and said read the republican party. our state ronald reagan said it would usher in the error of med sane. >> it was voted on with bipartisan support. i think there were only 30 democrats in the senate. >> tell me this. would you tell me today's republican party would vote for medicare would it not be in place right now. >> you honestly think it would get that many votes right now? >> but it also got a large number of votes in the house. >> the idea the republican party somehow put through it's body in front of healt
>> medicare. >> yes! >> they all have supplemental. >> but the reason, what weaver seen with the remarkable dynamic is that the people that have government healthcare, the elderly are most concerned about the reform precise because they're happy. >> because the president proposed to cut 1/2 billion dollars. it was the only way he could pay for example tending the coverage to people that don't want it. >> and individualism and freedom demagogues the cuts the...
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we need to move forward in terms of other reforms in medicare to make sure we extend the life of medicare, going forward. also, as part of this reform, we close the doughnut hole in the prescription drug care program. host: on the democratic line. laurel, maryland. caller: i am a democrat and i am satisfied with what the president is trying to do. what i want oall of our representatives to remind people is the budget before him did not have the love of the wars for the double you are talking about they keep on talking about cuts in the budget. they are not even adding that picture money. i was for the public option. i have a pre-existing condition, lupus. i had to have a kidney transplant. no, i am not dependent on medicaid, but i also have bluecross blueshield. these people that have medicaid, medicare, and they do not want to help anybody else that is the point i want to get over -- that is the point i cannot get over. guest: with respect to medicare, it has been a very successful program. it has kept millions of seniors from falling into poverty. we need to do everything we can to pres
we need to move forward in terms of other reforms in medicare to make sure we extend the life of medicare, going forward. also, as part of this reform, we close the doughnut hole in the prescription drug care program. host: on the democratic line. laurel, maryland. caller: i am a democrat and i am satisfied with what the president is trying to do. what i want oall of our representatives to remind people is the budget before him did not have the love of the wars for the double you are talking...
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how to make medicare at a fee. host: banks, we will go at this point because we will have an hour-long later on health care. today concerning the senate, your view, the independent line from anderson, indiana. caller: it is truly disgusting after the display of the health care fiasco you have seen. the conservative an element is tearing up the fabric of democracy. after watching the sonia sotomayor confirmation hearings you have a 99 white guys who question people's patriotism if they have any anglo-saxon heritage and any pride in it. but that we were supposed to be a melting pot. with this conservative movement with the next retiring justice -- barack obama will feel somewhat reluctant to appoint anyone but a white person. i know he does not have the gumption to elect a black person. we have seen how he has kowtowed to pressure from the racist, radical right. the senate itself is being used as a mechanism to make a mockery of democracy lately. the senators hold out for special gift for health care. host: thanks fo
how to make medicare at a fee. host: banks, we will go at this point because we will have an hour-long later on health care. today concerning the senate, your view, the independent line from anderson, indiana. caller: it is truly disgusting after the display of the health care fiasco you have seen. the conservative an element is tearing up the fabric of democracy. after watching the sonia sotomayor confirmation hearings you have a 99 white guys who question people's patriotism if they have any...
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it's a big roll of the dice for social security and medicare. millions of american seniors rely on social security. social security is a commitment to america's seniors. i might say if we did not have social security, estimates i have seen are about half of american seniors today would be living in poverty. social security basically has kept a lot of americans, senior americans from living in poverty. we should therefore prevent a fast track process from reneging on social security's commitment to those people and putting a lot of people back in poor economic straits. numerous groups representing seniors are called for excluding social security from this fast track process. aarp for one recommends that social security be excluded from the commission's deliberations. this is what aarp says -- "we urge that social security not be considered in the context of debt reduction. this program does not contribute to the annual deficit and its long-term solvency can be resolved by relatively modest adjustments if they are made sooner rather than later." q
it's a big roll of the dice for social security and medicare. millions of american seniors rely on social security. social security is a commitment to america's seniors. i might say if we did not have social security, estimates i have seen are about half of american seniors today would be living in poverty. social security basically has kept a lot of americans, senior americans from living in poverty. we should therefore prevent a fast track process from reneging on social security's commitment...
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and what happened to "don't let the government put its hands on my medicare tax code -- medicare?" >> we are hoping to point out that that crisis is sufficiently imminent so that we have to move ahead, and we think that is likely to be persuasive. it is not that the leadership of the congress and the administration do not know about this problem. it is not that they do not know what some of the options are. but so far partisanship has prevailed, and we hope we can turn that around. >> i think it is obvious that the leadership in both houses know the problems are big and know it is bad. if we can just add to the trepidation, to the fear that this is something really big, and we'd better think big an act big and try to pull ourselves together so that we can politically we're doing something we would not otherwise do, we cannot do that if we're not addressing the problem in that way. one more. >> "new york times", senator dementia. one of the biggest things -- senator demomenciici. could you explain why you think that taxes have to be on the table? senator mitch mcconnell said the he
and what happened to "don't let the government put its hands on my medicare tax code -- medicare?" >> we are hoping to point out that that crisis is sufficiently imminent so that we have to move ahead, and we think that is likely to be persuasive. it is not that the leadership of the congress and the administration do not know about this problem. it is not that they do not know what some of the options are. but so far partisanship has prevailed, and we hope we can turn that...
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and social security and it's crowding out our ability to fund medicare and social security t.'s a threat to those programs as well as the long-term fiscal status of our country. finally, i would just point out, madam president, that i just left a budget committee hearing, and mr. elmendorf, the c.b.o. director, testified this number today and indicated to us that if several more things that probably are likely to occur, occur -- which he did not use in his calculations the number here would be much worse, much higher. he says we are facing a critical economically threatening force of debt that we have got to do better about. and so did chairman conrad and so did ranking member gregg in their opening statements. i would point out that he reaffirmed their score that under the present path we are on, we now pay in 2009, $170 billion per year in interest. that's what we pay on people who loaned us money. the public debt. by 2019, ten years, that debt will triple from $5.7 trillion to over $17 trillion. and the interest we pay in one year on that debt is $799 billion. and when you t
and social security and it's crowding out our ability to fund medicare and social security t.'s a threat to those programs as well as the long-term fiscal status of our country. finally, i would just point out, madam president, that i just left a budget committee hearing, and mr. elmendorf, the c.b.o. director, testified this number today and indicated to us that if several more things that probably are likely to occur, occur -- which he did not use in his calculations the number here would be...
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does that cut medicare? then on the other side you've got folks that say, does that mean you worry about raising taxes? and those are legitimate concerns. every one of us -- everyone, every family member in america has to deal with this, these kinds of questions in their own family's budget. when we spend more than we bring in, we have to make choices. we have to make adjustments. it's the responsible thing to do. and be it won't be easy. it won't be easy politically, especially with people holding that club of the next election over their heads and say i'm going to beat you into the ground and beat you politically to death if you make these tough choices. but in the end, i trust that the understanding of the american people about their government, the understanding of their own family budgets that they will trust a group of bipartisan lawmakers accountable to the american people who have examined the budget, hashed out their differences and agreed to a plan. that plan will make us solvent again. and without
does that cut medicare? then on the other side you've got folks that say, does that mean you worry about raising taxes? and those are legitimate concerns. every one of us -- everyone, every family member in america has to deal with this, these kinds of questions in their own family's budget. when we spend more than we bring in, we have to make choices. we have to make adjustments. it's the responsible thing to do. and be it won't be easy. it won't be easy politically, especially with people...
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two quick points -- the way to save medicare is just like private health insurance companies. sell medicare policies of full premiums to people like me -- denver, healthier people to offset the others who use up the money. a way to create jobs in this country is not health insurance companies' but liability/workers comp insurance companies. to deny coverage for claims to small, medium, and large businesses for undocumented claims that arise out of the hiring of the work done by undocumented workers -- if there was no liability insurance coverage, workers' comp liability coverage, not health insurance for those climbclaims arising from work done by undocumented workers, they would not hire this people and we would get all americans and taxpayers back on the roll. host: another headline on politics. bo biden bows out. he was the potential delegate. he will stay in his position as attorney general in delaware. dems go on the attack, they write. some of the questions in a memo and the way to force that on opponents. you can read that in political. the last phone call here, howie.
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and where medicare itself is on a sound financial footing. those are the things that we're fighting for. and i'm not going to stop on that, because it's the right thing to do. and by the way, if you are serious about reducing our deficit and debt, you cannot accomplish it without reforming our health care system, because that's what's gobbling up more federal dollars than anything else. i don't understand folks who say they don't want to see government spending out of control and then are fighting reforms that the congressional budget office says would cut $1 trillion off our deficit over the next two decades. those aren't my numbers. we're never going to stop fighting to cut waste and abuse. we have had deficits that have been accumulating for too long. families across the country are tightening their belt and making tough decisions. it's time for the federal government to do the same. and that's why i proposed specific steps last night to bring the deficit down. and i'm grateful that the senate just passed as we were flying down here to flo
and where medicare itself is on a sound financial footing. those are the things that we're fighting for. and i'm not going to stop on that, because it's the right thing to do. and by the way, if you are serious about reducing our deficit and debt, you cannot accomplish it without reforming our health care system, because that's what's gobbling up more federal dollars than anything else. i don't understand folks who say they don't want to see government spending out of control and then are...
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there would be left over profit that could go to medicare. the must be millions who would not use their health care if medicare would open. we don't have to be in the shark tank with private insurers who would deny claims. host: and then they'll, virginia. on the democrats' line. caller: good morning. i think this is pathetic that c- span is sending letters out. i did not ever remember when c- span ever sent a letter during the bush administration. obama said that, yes. he said from the white house. i remember john mccain, both parties, and all -- every other health institution was there to discuss what was going on. if you see the level of people calling, the intellectualism has drastically dropped. the guests invited over at c- span and his supporters and the people who comment always spew their venomous about partisan shship which is not helping. c-span needs to bring intellectuals, people with better credentials, and better recognized professionals to talk about issues. host: on data viewers point we received e-mail's yesterday from viewe
there would be left over profit that could go to medicare. the must be millions who would not use their health care if medicare would open. we don't have to be in the shark tank with private insurers who would deny claims. host: and then they'll, virginia. on the democrats' line. caller: good morning. i think this is pathetic that c- span is sending letters out. i did not ever remember when c- span ever sent a letter during the bush administration. obama said that, yes. he said from the white...
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spending related to medicare, medicaid, and social security will not be affected, and neither will national security. all other discretionary government programs will. finally, i have called for a bipartisan fiscal commission, a panel of democrats and republicans who would sit down and hammer out concrete deficit reduction proposals by a certain deadline. we have heard plenty of talk and yelling about deficits, and it is time to come together and make the painful choices we need to eliminate those deficits. this past week, 53 democrats and republicans voted for this commission in the senate, but it failed when seven republicans who had co-sponsored the idea in the first place suddenly decided to vote against it. it is one thing to have an honest difference of opinion about something. i will always respect those who take a principled stand for what they believe, even if i disagree with it. what i will not accept is changing positions because it is good policy. i will not accept opposition for opposition's sake. i am eager and ready to work with anyone who is serious about solving the real pr
spending related to medicare, medicaid, and social security will not be affected, and neither will national security. all other discretionary government programs will. finally, i have called for a bipartisan fiscal commission, a panel of democrats and republicans who would sit down and hammer out concrete deficit reduction proposals by a certain deadline. we have heard plenty of talk and yelling about deficits, and it is time to come together and make the painful choices we need to eliminate...
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medicare did until just last few years. those surpluses are being spent in our discretionary account. so, really, these programs have little to do with our record deficits. it's discretionary spending up until recently that's driven the entirety of our debt. deficits, for the most part, come from discretionary spending. mr. president, so this statutory idea that i've proposed is tested and proven. the budget enforcement act of 1990, including very similar provisions that kept the growth of the federal spending low for 12 years. its provisions were extended in 1997 because people found that it was working. the congress felt that it was working. all in all these budget rules helped to achieve four balanced budgets for four consecutive years from 1998 to 2001. and the key component of that, i truly believe, was the statutory caps on spending that were passed during that opinion. many current serving senators were in this chamber in the 1990's, and recognized the necessity. in 1997, 28 currently serving democrats, for example,
medicare did until just last few years. those surpluses are being spent in our discretionary account. so, really, these programs have little to do with our record deficits. it's discretionary spending up until recently that's driven the entirety of our debt. deficits, for the most part, come from discretionary spending. mr. president, so this statutory idea that i've proposed is tested and proven. the budget enforcement act of 1990, including very similar provisions that kept the growth of the...
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of course not so they say we are going to cut $500 billion out of medicare. really? with the number of old people growing? i don't believe it. >> host: washington d.c., antoine joins us on the republican line, good morning. >> caller: hi, good morning and thank you for c-span. i have two quick questions. one was i needed more of an elaboration on why would the unemployment be so high if we were on the gold standard, and my second question is, instead of the bailout, would it make more sense to give more tax credits to people so they could stay in their homes and meet their mortgage requirements? >> host: professor? >> guest: i will talk about unemployment under the gold standard first. at you say your policy is going to keep the price of gold fixed at a certain price like the old 35-dollar price, than that means whenever the dollar starts to weaken we have to pump in money and that is going to make the economy expand but when the dollar starts to go down we have to take out money and you have to deflate, and when you deflate the first effect und deinflation false on
of course not so they say we are going to cut $500 billion out of medicare. really? with the number of old people growing? i don't believe it. >> host: washington d.c., antoine joins us on the republican line, good morning. >> caller: hi, good morning and thank you for c-span. i have two quick questions. one was i needed more of an elaboration on why would the unemployment be so high if we were on the gold standard, and my second question is, instead of the bailout, would it make...
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so what i consider to be the key issue, given that the government has exposure to medicaid, medicare, and other costs and is finding ways over perhaps not even elite but over a number of years to bring down the cost per person health care. i have not read the cbo study. i know enough to know that health care economists have differed quite a bit about implications of different proposals and different measures. so i'm not going to weigh in with a number. i don't have a good number to give you. only to repeat what i've said before, which is as part of this process, it's very, very important that we do our best, not to reduce the quality of care or reduce coverage or to make health care worse here this is a very inefficient system and there must be ways to reduce the cost of delivering that health care, and there have been many ideas suggested, ranging from information technology, to various incentive payments, to experimental or evidence-based medicine. i just want to reiterate that because it is critical that we get a stable and sustainable fiscal trajectory going forward, we do need to
so what i consider to be the key issue, given that the government has exposure to medicaid, medicare, and other costs and is finding ways over perhaps not even elite but over a number of years to bring down the cost per person health care. i have not read the cbo study. i know enough to know that health care economists have differed quite a bit about implications of different proposals and different measures. so i'm not going to weigh in with a number. i don't have a good number to give you....
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and also, are you willing for the government to not take its hands off my medicare? >> we may get at some point a crisis at which we can no longer avoid facing the issue. we are pointing out that crisis is sufficiently imminent that we have to move ahead, and we think that is likely to be persuasive. it is not that the leadership of the congress and the administration don't know about this problem, and it is not that they don't know what some of the options are. but so far, partisanship has prevailed, and we hope we can turn that around. >> yes. i think it is obvious that leadership in both houses know the problem is a big one. they know it is a bad one. if we can just add to the trepidation, to the fear, that this is something really big, and that we had better think big, act big and try to pull ourselves together so that we are doing something we wouldn't otherwise do, if we can't do that, we are not addressing the problem the right way. >> one more question. >> jackie holmes with the "new york times." i want to know, especially from senator domenici, one of the pr
and also, are you willing for the government to not take its hands off my medicare? >> we may get at some point a crisis at which we can no longer avoid facing the issue. we are pointing out that crisis is sufficiently imminent that we have to move ahead, and we think that is likely to be persuasive. it is not that the leadership of the congress and the administration don't know about this problem, and it is not that they don't know what some of the options are. but so far, partisanship...
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being a senior citizen above the age of 65, you are on medicare. to the extent that medicare does provide the things that you're looking at for your care, well, we've sort of addressed that. but how much better couldal retirement health care be if we were to make the kinds of reforms they would like to see in health care? and here's what i'd like to see and how they relate to retirement. i would like to see everybody in the united states be able to buy their owner health insurance and take that health insurance with them when they change jobs. you know, we provide health insurance through americans through their worth and when they leave that job, and millions do every year, they lose that shunchts that's one of the major causes for uninsurance. it also is a huge but secret cost on health insurance helping to raise the prices of health insurance rather than lowering them. when you buy your own car insurance or health insurance, you're shopping around. and you're finding the lowest price and the best coverage. you should be able to do that for healt
being a senior citizen above the age of 65, you are on medicare. to the extent that medicare does provide the things that you're looking at for your care, well, we've sort of addressed that. but how much better couldal retirement health care be if we were to make the kinds of reforms they would like to see in health care? and here's what i'd like to see and how they relate to retirement. i would like to see everybody in the united states be able to buy their owner health insurance and take that...
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with that being said the expansion includes higher taxes, includes medicare cuts. it also at the end of the day, according to the congressional budget office, does very little for most people in this country to actually reduce the cost of their health care insurance. in fact, what we've seen through the studies that have been done by the c.b.o., the congressional budget office, by the c.m.s. actuary is for most americans they are going to see at best their health insurance premiums stay the same and if you're in the market, go up. the health care bill is an example of this runaway federal spending. in the latter part of that debate, we got a response from the c.b.o. to a question that was posed by the senator from alabama, senator sessions, with regard to how the accounting is done on medicare. because one of the arguments that we heard throughout the course of the debate is that it would extend the life span of medicare. in fact, when the c.b.o., the the question was posed of them: what happens with this additional medicare tax and these medicare cuts that would b
with that being said the expansion includes higher taxes, includes medicare cuts. it also at the end of the day, according to the congressional budget office, does very little for most people in this country to actually reduce the cost of their health care insurance. in fact, what we've seen through the studies that have been done by the c.b.o., the congressional budget office, by the c.m.s. actuary is for most americans they are going to see at best their health insurance premiums stay the...
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what happens in medicare? you cut my medicare. we are not cutting your medicare. the house bill we are preserving medicare. you still go to your same doctor, same hospital. the only differences are we eliminate the co-pays and deductibles for preventive care. diabetes, prostate, bone density, mammograms, we want to pay for it. we want you to get them. if you have prostate cancer there is a 95% chance of cure rate if we catch it early. if we catch it early we'll be saving money in the long run. you are healthier. taxpayers save money in the long run. we extend the solvency by at least five years. medicare trust fund, remember that doughnut hole? as soon as the president signs the bill, the house version, $500, doughnut hole starts at $3,000 as opposed to $2,500. we fill it in by 2016. medicare, one reason why i didn't vote for the bill, the largest consumer, purchaser of drugs in the country is the federal government for medicare and medicaid, department of defense, v.a. we can't use our purchasing power. your purchasing power to get a better deal on drugs. it's ag
what happens in medicare? you cut my medicare. we are not cutting your medicare. the house bill we are preserving medicare. you still go to your same doctor, same hospital. the only differences are we eliminate the co-pays and deductibles for preventive care. diabetes, prostate, bone density, mammograms, we want to pay for it. we want you to get them. if you have prostate cancer there is a 95% chance of cure rate if we catch it early. if we catch it early we'll be saving money in the long run....
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we can't add any more people to our medicaid and medicare plans. mr. gingrey: some of the teachers in the great volunteer state are having to take furloughs and leaves of absences and that kind of thing. mr. roe: we are in the 1940's in education. here is another unfunded mandate that comes to the state and nebraska, the people in nebraska don't have to pay for that. the people of texas do, the people of ohio do, the people of california do, the people of maine do. and this is something that should not be there. when the sun shines on this, this will not happen. that's why it is extremely important for the sun to shine on this process. and you mentioned a moment ago, when you peel the onion back and i have read the house bill and not read the senate bill, if you look at the aarp, there will be an insurance exchangeon this insurance exchange if a company trades on there and this is a private company, the c.e.o. will be limited to a $500,000 salary that is tax deductible. that's fine. if you pay more than that, you have to pay corporate taxes of 35%, plu
we can't add any more people to our medicaid and medicare plans. mr. gingrey: some of the teachers in the great volunteer state are having to take furloughs and leaves of absences and that kind of thing. mr. roe: we are in the 1940's in education. here is another unfunded mandate that comes to the state and nebraska, the people in nebraska don't have to pay for that. the people of texas do, the people of ohio do, the people of california do, the people of maine do. and this is something that...
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trying to pay for a lot of this by cutting medicare is not the solution. you've got to rearrange medicare, there was a story in the new york times this past week what happens at ucla where they extend life no matter what the cost is, and it becomes well beyond what is reasonable medically. >> as we get older. >> get older. but for example, at ucla medical center, they spend $92,000 i think is the number on the last two years of a life at portland, oregon north of there they spend $52,000 because they have better controls on medicare. so until you begin to pay for value and performance, then health care reform is not going to work despite all of the pieces. >> here we are at the dawn of a new decade. a lot of talk about the old decade. there was a cartoon that caught my eye that shows uncle sam trying to return the first decade of this century to the returns and exchanges bureau and the lady says i'm sorry, sir, we have rules against returning entire decades. but doris, a lot made about the notion of this being a lost decade, lost opportunities, lost wealth
trying to pay for a lot of this by cutting medicare is not the solution. you've got to rearrange medicare, there was a story in the new york times this past week what happens at ucla where they extend life no matter what the cost is, and it becomes well beyond what is reasonable medically. >> as we get older. >> get older. but for example, at ucla medical center, they spend $92,000 i think is the number on the last two years of a life at portland, oregon north of there they spend...
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vo: if you're over 65, have diabetes and are on medicare... vo: ...call now and we'll send you a free meter. vo: it offers alternate site testing, so you can test on your arm. no more pricking your fingers. vo: and to make it even less painful, the cost of your diabetes testing supplies may be covered by medicare. vo: join over a million others who have chosen liberty medical. vo: call now and receive a free accu-chek aviva meter. vo: plus, for a limited time, get a free cookbook when you join. end tag vo: call the number on your screen. >>> 2009 oscar ballots have been mailed out. the nominees will be announced next month. >> jeremy and i already have some ideas of our own as far as what could get best picture of the year. for me it goes to "precious." i thought that the acting knocked my socks off. it's set in harlem in 1987. where precious is a 16-year-old african-american girl who's pregnant for the second time by her absent father. she's abused emotionally and physically by her mom who you see there played by monique. precious can't read
vo: if you're over 65, have diabetes and are on medicare... vo: ...call now and we'll send you a free meter. vo: it offers alternate site testing, so you can test on your arm. no more pricking your fingers. vo: and to make it even less painful, the cost of your diabetes testing supplies may be covered by medicare. vo: join over a million others who have chosen liberty medical. vo: call now and receive a free accu-chek aviva meter. vo: plus, for a limited time, get a free cookbook when you join....
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there's no medicare or medicaid. the government pays a cash subsidy to anyone who can't afford the basic policy. no one goes broke from getting sick, but health care's cost to the economy here is higher than anywhere except the u.s. what you built here was a rolex and really, perhaps, you should have made a timeex. >> it is a rolex. you're right. it should not just look like a rolex but also work like a rolex. >> reporter: it does, and the swiss love it, except once a year when premium prices go up. insurance companies which aren't allowed to make a profit from selling basic coverage and can't limit patient choice complain their hands are tied. do you think that patients have too much choice now? >> they have a lot of choice. >> reporter: too much? >> i think perhaps yes. >> reporter: given an aging population and high-tech medicine, some say costs are bound to rise 3% or 4% a year. health care reform here has been more expensive than reformers predicted, but the swiss say they didn't expect a perfect system overnigh
there's no medicare or medicaid. the government pays a cash subsidy to anyone who can't afford the basic policy. no one goes broke from getting sick, but health care's cost to the economy here is higher than anywhere except the u.s. what you built here was a rolex and really, perhaps, you should have made a timeex. >> it is a rolex. you're right. it should not just look like a rolex but also work like a rolex. >> reporter: it does, and the swiss love it, except once a year when...
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and nothing was done about health care except for the part d medicare which me snuck through in the middle of the night. i watched it all night. i am a democrat but i listen to fox. i listen to glenn beck, hasity, o'riley, chris matthews, keith observerman. i christen to it all -- keith olbermann. i listened to it all. i didn't graduate high school. i went back and got a job and they sent me back to school. the constitution says -- i hear you saying about the constitution says this and says that. the constitution never said that you had to have firemen to take care of anybody's house to take care of a fire. the constitution never said you have to have insurance on cars. if you have a car you have to have it insured. host: james, what would you like michael steele to address? caller: why did they lose the race in maryland if they were such a great listener? guest: well, governorer lick and i did -- governor erlich and i did the unthinkable. the last republican governor before governor was speer agnew. and the people of maryland decided they wanted to take a different course. i think when yo
and nothing was done about health care except for the part d medicare which me snuck through in the middle of the night. i watched it all night. i am a democrat but i listen to fox. i listen to glenn beck, hasity, o'riley, chris matthews, keith observerman. i christen to it all -- keith olbermann. i listened to it all. i didn't graduate high school. i went back and got a job and they sent me back to school. the constitution says -- i hear you saying about the constitution says this and says...
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medicare and medicaid are a massive problem down the road. that is going to be what our children have to worry about. paul's approach, i want to be careful to not simplify this because i know you have a lot of detail in your plan, but i understand it to say that we will provide doctors of some sort for current medicare recipients at the current level. 55 and over. there is a grandfathering in for future beneficiaries. i just want to point out that i have read it. the basic idea is that at some point, we hold medicare costs per recipient constant as a way of making sure that it does not go way out of black. i am sure there are some details -- we hold medicare costs per recipient constant as a way of making sure that it does not have things going out of wahack. it has to be reformed for the younger generations because it is going bankrupt. why not give people the same health care plan we have in congress? that is the kind of proposal of reform for medicare -- [applause] >> as i have said before, this is an entirely legitimate proposal. the prob
medicare and medicaid are a massive problem down the road. that is going to be what our children have to worry about. paul's approach, i want to be careful to not simplify this because i know you have a lot of detail in your plan, but i understand it to say that we will provide doctors of some sort for current medicare recipients at the current level. 55 and over. there is a grandfathering in for future beneficiaries. i just want to point out that i have read it. the basic idea is that at some...
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medicare is going broke. it is not progressive to allow those programs to fail. >> woodruff: senator greg, why is this bipartisan task force idea that the two of you were pushing, why was that the right way to go or why is it the right way to go? >> because these issues are so big, judy, that you can't address them in a partisan way. you have to have everybody at the table. everything has to be on the table-- entitlements and tax issues-- or otherwise the american people don't trust the results. the american people inherently understand if it isn't bipartisan, it probably won't be fair. we set up this task force in a manner that not only was bipartisan but also required super majorities to report. 14 of 18. so that neither side could gain the other. it required super majorities to pass it in the senate so nobody could game anybody. the results of this task force would be seen as fair, honest and bipartisan, and would have popular support which is very important. any initiative that affects these types of prog
medicare is going broke. it is not progressive to allow those programs to fail. >> woodruff: senator greg, why is this bipartisan task force idea that the two of you were pushing, why was that the right way to go or why is it the right way to go? >> because these issues are so big, judy, that you can't address them in a partisan way. you have to have everybody at the table. everything has to be on the table-- entitlements and tax issues-- or otherwise the american people don't trust...
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[applause] and where medicare itself is on a sounder financial footing. those are the things that we are fighting for. and i am not going to stop on them because it is the right thing to do and by the way, if you are serious about reducing our deficit and debt coming cannot accomplish it without reforming our health care system because that is what is gobbling up more federal dollars than anything else. i don't understand folks that say they don't want to see government spending under control and then are fighting controls at the congressional budget office says would cut a trillion dollars off our deficit over the next two decades. [applause] those aren't my numbers. now, we are never going to stop fighting to cut waste and abuse in washington. we do have to reign in death of his-- deficits that been accumulating. families across the country are tightening their belts and making tough decisions. it is time for the federal government to do the same and that is why i propose specific steps last night to bring the deficit down. and i am grateful that the se
[applause] and where medicare itself is on a sounder financial footing. those are the things that we are fighting for. and i am not going to stop on them because it is the right thing to do and by the way, if you are serious about reducing our deficit and debt coming cannot accomplish it without reforming our health care system because that is what is gobbling up more federal dollars than anything else. i don't understand folks that say they don't want to see government spending under control...
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group of americans called the baby boomers are going to retire, and the cost of social security and medicare is going to skyrocket. these are promises we have to keep to seniors because they pay for it, but we have no idea of how we're going to keep those promises to seniors right now, particularly in light of the current economic situation. as we look at where we are, we need to recognize how we got there. and as i've talked to banks, businesses, foreign financial ministers from europe who have come here, everyone agrees that there are two major causes of the economic problems here and around the world. and one is the high leverage or the high borrowing that went on because of the loose monetary policy at the federal reserve. easy money, cheap money encouraged companies and individuals to borrow more than they could afford to pay back because it was easy to get and cheap. the big banks on wall street could more easily borrow money than to raise capital. those were incentives created by the policies at the federal reserve. the second problem is what we are calling toxic assets, which are sec
group of americans called the baby boomers are going to retire, and the cost of social security and medicare is going to skyrocket. these are promises we have to keep to seniors because they pay for it, but we have no idea of how we're going to keep those promises to seniors right now, particularly in light of the current economic situation. as we look at where we are, we need to recognize how we got there. and as i've talked to banks, businesses, foreign financial ministers from europe who...
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the medicare advantage program the medicare part "d" program and those in the netherlands and switzerland and arguably in germany also exchanged -- contain elements of health insurance exchange. the connecticut business and industry association represented here by mr. vogel today represents a successful private purchasing cooperative. while each of these models can be called an exchange, they are in fact, quite different. indeed the models represented by the house and senate bills are different in very significant ways. the focus of my paper and my brief presentation this morning is how the house and senate bills differ and which model is most likely to result in the exchange that serves the best the goals that an exchange is intended to fulfill. first, let me ask you the question why do we need an exchange? what do we expect an exchange to accomplish for us that? it is intended to play a number of roles in health care reform. sarah briefly went over this, but let me do it again. first, it is expected to be the lowest of managed competition among health insurance plans. it is hoped that t
the medicare advantage program the medicare part "d" program and those in the netherlands and switzerland and arguably in germany also exchanged -- contain elements of health insurance exchange. the connecticut business and industry association represented here by mr. vogel today represents a successful private purchasing cooperative. while each of these models can be called an exchange, they are in fact, quite different. indeed the models represented by the house and senate bills are...
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on the one hand you can plan the system is broken into costs too much and yet medicare is bankrupt. and of course there's still time. let's not forget the jail time. congresswoman, i would like you to answer do you think the people that elected you are just this stupid? why are you placing politics about people's lives? >> guest: well, the american medical association actually supports the legislation, so you're not representing the view of organized medicine here who does as you may know in the house bill we do make an important fix in terms of doctors, the income under medicare. in fact in the house bill because we increase the number of people and the senate bill, too increases the number of people and medicaid we understand that we need to raise the rate doctors are paid and so it is not about politics. this is about -- and i would agree with you i think that we need to do more to regulate the insurance industry and make sure we don't have -- and our bill does that exclusions for pre-existing conditions. imagine when people get sick then they can't get their health care. this is
on the one hand you can plan the system is broken into costs too much and yet medicare is bankrupt. and of course there's still time. let's not forget the jail time. congresswoman, i would like you to answer do you think the people that elected you are just this stupid? why are you placing politics about people's lives? >> guest: well, the american medical association actually supports the legislation, so you're not representing the view of organized medicine here who does as you may know...
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and so social security, food stamps, and medicare are examples of those more federal uniform policies. if a program or policy is he developed at a time when there is a major goal to reduce the role of the federal government or the size of the federal government, which was true in the 1980's, the goal is to devolve decision-making and administration from the federal level down to lower levels. and then you wind up getting policies like the current welfare system, the temporary assistance for needy families, and workforce development. if on the other hand, program or policies being developed by congress at the national level at a time when there's distrust of state and local government, but more trust in the federal government, perhaps like in the 60's during the war on poverty, then you may see more federal control of programs, but devolution down to the local level. community action agencies, public health centers are examples of those. the depending on when a policy or program is enacted in congress, the philosophies, the values that are dominant at that particular time heavily influ
and so social security, food stamps, and medicare are examples of those more federal uniform policies. if a program or policy is he developed at a time when there is a major goal to reduce the role of the federal government or the size of the federal government, which was true in the 1980's, the goal is to devolve decision-making and administration from the federal level down to lower levels. and then you wind up getting policies like the current welfare system, the temporary assistance for...
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you're cutting half a trillion dollars out of medicare. girls are going to be taxing people at a time that they just can't afford it. we can do better. we elected the drawing board and i don't think it's going to take 15 years, not on my watch. i will make it a priority to make sure we have coverage that they can rely on and have the flexibility to be part of. not a one-size-fits-all for the entire country at the really hurting states and their individual right to free market and free enterprise. >> i'm going to tune to you ms. coakley. all of you have talked to the economy and voters in this commonwealth of course but jobs right at the top of their list here at everyone is worried about 10% unemployment nationwide. but it's also true that this terrible economic situation workers find themselves in really comes at the end of a lost decade for american workers. there has been nationwide no net job growth since december 1999 and middle-class families when adjusted for inflation have not seen their incomes rise. what are your plans on only sh
you're cutting half a trillion dollars out of medicare. girls are going to be taxing people at a time that they just can't afford it. we can do better. we elected the drawing board and i don't think it's going to take 15 years, not on my watch. i will make it a priority to make sure we have coverage that they can rely on and have the flexibility to be part of. not a one-size-fits-all for the entire country at the really hurting states and their individual right to free market and free...
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the clerk: h.r. 3961, an act to amend title 18 of the social security act to reform the medicare s.g.r. payment system for physicians and for other purposes. h.r. 4154, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to repeal the new carrier overbasis rules in order to prevent tax increases, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to further proceedings in respect to these two bills. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bills will be placed on the calendar. mr. reid: mr. president, visiting with nevadans as i have done during these past several weeks, it's impossible not to be motivated to get back to the business of legislating. it's impossible to ignore their grief over growing foreclosures, the uncertainty of unemployment, and the frustration of fighting insurance companies for your family's health, and it's just as evident that the people of nevada and the nation need us to work toward sensible solutions rather than drown once again in the partisan bickering that consumed much of last year. some elections go your way. some
the clerk: h.r. 3961, an act to amend title 18 of the social security act to reform the medicare s.g.r. payment system for physicians and for other purposes. h.r. 4154, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to repeal the new carrier overbasis rules in order to prevent tax increases, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to further proceedings in respect to these two bills. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bills will be...
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let me talk about medicare. medicare will be broken in eight years if we do nothing. right now we give about $17 billion in subsidies to insurance companies through the medicare system. your tax dollars. but when we try to eliminate them, suddenly there are ads on tv -- "obama is trying to cut medicare." i'd get all these seniors are writing letters -- "what are you trying to cut medicare benefits?" i am not try to cut medicare benefits. i am trying to stop paying these insurance companies all this money so that we can give you a more stable program. [applause] the point is this -- not of the big issues that we face in this country are simple. everybody wants to act like it is simple. everybody wants to say that they can be done easily. but they are complicated, they are tough. the health-care system is a big, complicated system, and doing it right is hard. energy -- if we want to be energy independent, i am for more oil production, i am for new forms of energy, time for a safe nuclear energy. i'm not ideological about this. but we also have to acknowledge that if we
let me talk about medicare. medicare will be broken in eight years if we do nothing. right now we give about $17 billion in subsidies to insurance companies through the medicare system. your tax dollars. but when we try to eliminate them, suddenly there are ads on tv -- "obama is trying to cut medicare." i'd get all these seniors are writing letters -- "what are you trying to cut medicare benefits?" i am not try to cut medicare benefits. i am trying to stop paying these...
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it still robs medicare of about a half trillion dollars, and this one, unlike the health bill in the house, forces taxpayers to pay for the killing of unborn children and that is not health care and the american people overwhelmingly reject it. but it seems nancy pelosi and harry reid are hell bent on shoving this government-run health care system down the american people's throat. i can only say to you that if they keep it up, the american people may turn this whole administration and the democrat majority into one giant shovel ready project next fall. >> i want to talk about -- i want to give you a chance to respond to the abortion restrictions because harry reid sacrificed the public option to keep senator joe lieberman on board and tightened the abortion restrictions to reel in ben nelson on the abortion federally funded abortion measure. that's still not making republicans happy. is there any room here for negotiation? >> let me take a moment out and first say that this house bill that we passed is not government run. we know right now we have an insurance run type of monopoly i
it still robs medicare of about a half trillion dollars, and this one, unlike the health bill in the house, forces taxpayers to pay for the killing of unborn children and that is not health care and the american people overwhelmingly reject it. but it seems nancy pelosi and harry reid are hell bent on shoving this government-run health care system down the american people's throat. i can only say to you that if they keep it up, the american people may turn this whole administration and the...
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but the doctor says he's concerned that the legislation may cut medicare reimbursement rates to this and other hospitals, as well as cut the additional government subsidies, howard receives for treating so many uninsured patients. >> dr. robenson we're going over the game plan. >> still fmore people have health insurance and able to build a relationship with a primary care physician, doctors hope this will mean fewer expensive late stage treatments. >> the idea of having insurance will at least ensure that those patients or those people will have at least access to more preventive care. >> if they're entering the health care arena earlier, lets say seeing their primary care physician and not utilizing the higher resources after emergency room, then that's also better for hospitals. >> provided that there are enough primary care physicians to handle the expected increase in patients. currently, there's a shortage of these docs, more medical students are going into lucrative specialties, but med schools such as howard are trying to change that. >> here at howard and other medical schoo
but the doctor says he's concerned that the legislation may cut medicare reimbursement rates to this and other hospitals, as well as cut the additional government subsidies, howard receives for treating so many uninsured patients. >> dr. robenson we're going over the game plan. >> still fmore people have health insurance and able to build a relationship with a primary care physician, doctors hope this will mean fewer expensive late stage treatments. >> the idea of having...
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they gave us social security and medicare and workers' rights and a long series of legislative victories which in my view has substantially improved the quality of living. >> host: thank you. michelle malkin? >> guest: well, i don't define the success of a party or the gauge its effect on americans' lives by what it has given legislatively. and i think is a core fundamental belief of my and i think a party that has improved my life is a party that leaves me alone, that has constrained the power of government to interfere in our lives, and unfortunately, and i've been very vocal about this, i think the republican party has failed to live up to its core conservative principles and so many ways. this was -- this was the battle so many grassroots conservatives had with the bush administration over the years whether it was the expansion of the federal role in education with a note child left behind act, the prescription drug plan, the pushing illegal alien amnesty and then the last several months of the bush tenure doing what i consider was pre-socializing the economy for barack obama with th
they gave us social security and medicare and workers' rights and a long series of legislative victories which in my view has substantially improved the quality of living. >> host: thank you. michelle malkin? >> guest: well, i don't define the success of a party or the gauge its effect on americans' lives by what it has given legislatively. and i think is a core fundamental belief of my and i think a party that has improved my life is a party that leaves me alone, that has...
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when we get the job done without cutting medicare or raising your taxes. the solutions are not devised behind closed doors with special interests have in the final say. we are soliciting feedback on facebook and twitter, working with governments and mayors to develop the best ideas, and all the details are available at solutions.gop.gov. president obama and democratic leaders in washington have a choice, work of republicans to get the nation back on its feet or double down on the policies that make matters worse. at the state of the union, will listen to what the press and has to stay. make no mistake, the powers that be in washington keep turning their backs on the people, republicans will continue to challenge the status quo and offer better solutions. our fight for reform, for freedom, and common sense is far from over. thanks for listening. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> you are watching c-span, created by america's cable companies. up next, the northern virginia couple known as the light house party crashers at a hearing on
when we get the job done without cutting medicare or raising your taxes. the solutions are not devised behind closed doors with special interests have in the final say. we are soliciting feedback on facebook and twitter, working with governments and mayors to develop the best ideas, and all the details are available at solutions.gop.gov. president obama and democratic leaders in washington have a choice, work of republicans to get the nation back on its feet or double down on the policies that...
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and yet you allow medicare price-fixing. on one hand you complain that the system is broken and cost too much. and yet medicare is bankrupt. and of course there still to. let's not debate the jail time if. congresswoman, i would like to ask do you really think the people who elected you are the stupid? why are you playing politics above people's lives ex- >> guest: well, the american medical association actually supports the legislation. so you're not representing the view of organized medicine here, who does, as you may know, in the house bill, we do make an important fix in terms of doctors, and come under medicare. and outcome in the house bill, because we increased the number of people, it agrees with the number of people in medicaid, we understand that we need to raise the rate, that doctors are paid their and so, it is not about politics. this is about -- and i would agree with you. i think we need to do more to regulate the insurance industry, make sure we don't have, and our bill does that, exclusions from preexistin
and yet you allow medicare price-fixing. on one hand you complain that the system is broken and cost too much. and yet medicare is bankrupt. and of course there still to. let's not debate the jail time if. congresswoman, i would like to ask do you really think the people who elected you are the stupid? why are you playing politics above people's lives ex- >> guest: well, the american medical association actually supports the legislation. so you're not representing the view of organized...
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social security and medicare? caller: we have to, absolutely. this is where term limits would be very effective. these politicians are now so beholden to their special interests that they cannot tackle those issues because they are afraid they will live get reelected. we have to give the president the line-item veto. i would like to have the president with just 16-year term as well. without term limits, we are putting it on congress. if they do not keep the budget within a certain ratio of the gross national product or whenever they have to do, they cannot run for reelection. just like state governments, they have to balance the budget and if they cannot, we will not re-elect them. host: we will leave it there. jack, in the pan and line. caller: i know the the washington culture needs to change, if you see a building burning you do not ask if we need to put it out. but a couple of comments about fair and balanced. c-span is great. i am wondering how people are talking about the lack of the merits here. what i would like to say is there was a cal
social security and medicare? caller: we have to, absolutely. this is where term limits would be very effective. these politicians are now so beholden to their special interests that they cannot tackle those issues because they are afraid they will live get reelected. we have to give the president the line-item veto. i would like to have the president with just 16-year term as well. without term limits, we are putting it on congress. if they do not keep the budget within a certain ratio of the...
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the envision to pay for democrat health care will harm medicare and devastate medicare advantage. passing the democrat's health care bill will harm our economy at a time when we need to focus on creating jobs. i urge seniors to tell their democrat representatives to vote no on this job-killing, deficit-raising bill. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. maloney: madam speaker, the joint economic committee, which i chair, has just launched a nonpartisan outreach, looking for new and creative ideas to accelerate job creation in our struggling economy. the g.e.s. is looking for ideas that come from outside the bubble of the beltway and that may be outside the box of conventional thinking. we are surveying executives at fortune 100 companies as well as leading small businesses across america looking for their ideas and innovation. the administration has already identified some of the things we must do to cre
the envision to pay for democrat health care will harm medicare and devastate medicare advantage. passing the democrat's health care bill will harm our economy at a time when we need to focus on creating jobs. i urge seniors to tell their democrat representatives to vote no on this job-killing, deficit-raising bill. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the...
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most of the budget, as you know, are mandatory programs, social security, medicare, veterans' programs, that's by far the lion's share of the federal budget. the next biggest share is defense. that's not part of what the president is discussing. he's talking about a share of the budget that is about 1/6 or 1/7 of the overall budget, that is domestic discretionary spending and he is proposing a freeze in those categories system of it's certainly not going to solve the problem. it will make a modest contribution toward reducing long-term deficit and debt thork it will make a contribution that grows over time which is very important. much more has to be done as the white house has acknowledged. >> [inaudible] >> look, there's no question in my mind that additional steps need to be taken to help build the environment in which jobs can be created. i asked the congressional budget office what are the most effective things that could be done for job creation? they came back and said, in terms of federal policy, the most important things that could be done is a tax credit for creating new jobs
most of the budget, as you know, are mandatory programs, social security, medicare, veterans' programs, that's by far the lion's share of the federal budget. the next biggest share is defense. that's not part of what the president is discussing. he's talking about a share of the budget that is about 1/6 or 1/7 of the overall budget, that is domestic discretionary spending and he is proposing a freeze in those categories system of it's certainly not going to solve the problem. it will make a...